Fallen, selfish, self-sufficient, narcissistic man is the easy prey and target of the market forces. Spending can be addictive. Christians cannot count themselves free in a world like ours, and nothing easier than to substitute faith in God by faith in material goods. Taking as models to go by the life and teachings of Jesus and heroes of the faith like Abraham and the apostle Paul, the author helps us find a sure path in today thickets.